This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Monash Health
As part of a broader, multifaceted effort to improve the delivery of patient care at night, Monash Health looked at how it could enhance communication between the after-hours clinical staff working between 9pm and 8.30am.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)
Healthcare Resource Optimization
Outpatient clinics at the RCH see more than 240,000 people a year. Demand for services is growing, with families often facing long delays for an appointment.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Austin Health
Choosing Wisely Australia – NPS MedicineWise
Prior to the project, Austin Health identified that unnecessary tests were impacting the health service’s patients, staff and processes.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Rising activity at Victorian public hospital emergency departments (EDs) has increased demand on outpatient services, including orthopaedic clinics.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Loddon Mallee Integrated Cancer Service
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Western Health
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
The Victorian communities served by Western Health have some of the highest levels of socioeconomic and cultural diversity in Australia. As a result, interpreter services are in high demand at the health service – demand that sometimes exceeds the number of available qualified interpreters.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Melbourne Health
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Sepsis is a medical emergency that can result in multiorgan failure and even death. It requires prompt recognition and management to optimise patient outcomes, and variation in practice can potentially put patients at risk.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
The Royal Women’s Hospital (the Women’s)
The Women’s Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS) is an outpatient clinic which assesses and manages women experiencing pain and/or bleeding in early pregnancy.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
SCV Emergency Care Clinical Network (ECCN)
18 emergency departments: